The Stew of Life

The Stew of Life 有營煮婦
The Stew of Life official poster
Genre	Family comedy
Starring	Chung King Fai Louise Lee Christine Ng Mak Cheung-ching Fala Chen Timmy Hung
Opening theme	"絕配的一對" by Fala Chen
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Amy Wong
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original network	TVB
Original release	September 7 – October 18, 2009
External links
Website

The Stew of Life
Traditional Chinese	有營煮婦
Transcriptions

The Stew of Life (Traditional Chinese: 有營煮婦) is a TVB family comedy series.

Plot

Upon returning from a trip with her husband NG MAN TAK (Chung King Fai), cookery teacher LO SIU LAI (Lee Sze Kei, Louise) is shocked to find that her little daughter NG CHOI NI (Chen Fala) has started cohabiting with a homosexually inclined colleague LAU TAT YAN (Hung Tin Ming) while her divorced sister LO SIU MEI (Ng Wing Mei) is seemingly caught up in a love triangle between tenant YAU KAI (Mak Cheung Ching) and her ex-husband. By and by TAK is forced to retire early and stays at home all day with nothing to do. LAI, on the other hand, is lucky enough to have the opportunity to host a culinary show on TV. Everything seems to have happened too fast but this does not leave LAI frustrated and accursed. Instead she tries to get round every problem with even more patience and dedication, which however is not appreciated by TAK. The bickering continues until LAI eventually thinks of a good way to tackle TAK.

Ng Family

Cast	Role	Description
Chung King Fai	Ng Man Tak 吳敏德	Lo Siu Lai's husband Ng Choi Nei's father
Louise Lee	Lo Siu Lai 魯小麗	Ng Man Tak's wife Ng Choi Nei's mother Lo Siu Mei's older sister
Fala Chen	Ng Choi Nei 吳采妮 (Charlie)	Chung King Fai and Lo Siu Lai's daughter Lee Sing Kei's ex-girlfriend Lau Tak Yan's girlfriend then wife
Christine Ng	Lo Siu Mei 魯小美 (May/ Miss.Lo)	Lo Siu Lai's younger sister Yau Kai's girlfriend

Yau Family

Cast	Role	Description
Mak Cheung-ching (麥長青)	Yau Kai 游佳	Lo Siu Mei's boyfriend Yau Yee's younger brother
Yvonne Ho (何綺雲)	Yau Yee 游怡	Yau Kai's older sister
Mannor Chan (陳曼娜)	Yau Kam So Ngor 游金素娥	Yau Kai and Yau Yee's mother
Lawrence Ng (吳諾弘)	Peter	Yau Yee's son

Other cast

Cast	Role	Description
Timmy Hung	Lau Tak Yan 劉達人 (Ryan)	Ng Choi Nei's boyfriend then husband
Johnson Lee	Lee Sing Kei 李成基	Ng Choi Nei's ex-boyfriend
Stephen Huynh	Nam Tin Cheung 藍天翔 (Daniel)	Top Magazine's designer
Ken Wong (王凱韋)	Ma Cho Tik 馬祖迪	Lo Siu Mei's dream man Yau Kai's good friend
Gill Mohindepaul Singh	Ha Lei Man 夏利民 (Henry)	Top Magazine boss
Shermon Tang	Frankie	Top Magazine worker Henry's assistant
Candy Cheung (張雪芹)	Angel	Lo Siu Mei's flower shop assistant
Geoffrey Wong (黃子雄)	劉嘉亨 (Ken)	Lo Sui Mei's ex-husband

Awards and nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)

• Best Drama
• Best Actress (Louise Lee)
• Best Supporting Actor (Mak Cheung-ching)
• Best Supporting Actress (Fala Chen)
• Best Supporting Actress (Christine Ng)
• My Favourite Female Character (Louise Lee)
• My Favourite Female Character (Fala Chen)
• My Favourite Female Character (Christine Ng)
• Most Improved Actor (Johnson Lee)

Viewership ratings

	Week	Episodes	Average Points	Peaking Points	References
1	September 7–11, 2009	1 — 5	30	34	[1]
2	September 14–18, 2009	6 — 10	31	38	[2]
3	September 21–25, 2009	11 — 15	28	—	[3]
4	September 28 - October 2, 2009	16 — 20	28	31	[4]
5	October 5–9, 2009	21 — 25	30	33	[5]
6	October 12–16, 2009	26 — 29	32	36	[6]
	October 18, 2009	30	29	31	[7]

References

1. Week 1 Ratings
2. Week 2 Ratings
3. Week 3 Ratings
4. Week 4 Ratings
5. Week 5 Ratings
6. Week 6 Ratings
7. Finale Ratings

External links

• TVB.com The Stew of Life - Official Website (Chinese)